John unpacks the first look at Ubuntu 25.10’s performance on the AMD Strix Halo with Ryzen AI Max+, spotlighting new benchmarks, kernel innovations, and fresh compiler upgrades. He explains what early results mean for gamers, tinkerers and professionals on Framework hardware, and where Rust integration, Mesa drivers and RISC-V support might take Linux next. Plus: big news from the tech world, including a landmark workplace tribunal case, a global shake-up in social media policy, Germany’s climate achievement, and OpenAI’s bold moves in the jobs market. Your one-stop briefing for what’s next in open source and tech.